KnowraSexual selectionLinked fromLinked fromThe 99 pages that link to Sexual selection, each with the reason it gives.All 99Broader topic 5Related 66Narrower topic 26Compared with 2Charles DarwinBroader topic: Darwin proposed it to explain traits that improve mating success rather than survival.EvolutionBroader topic: It can favor traits that improve mating success, even when they reduce survival.DarwinismBroader topic: Darwin used it to explain traits that improve mating success, even when they hinder survival.Evolutionary theoryBroader topic: It accounts for traits favored in competition for mates, even when costly to survival.History of evolutionary thoughtBroader topic: Darwin used it to explain traits that natural selection for survival did not readily explain.